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To Selectively Import Holes While Importing an IDF Board
1. Click File > Open. The File Open dialog box opens.
2.  In Type, select ECAD IDF (*.emn).
3. Select a *.emn file.
4. Click Import. The Import New Model dialog box opens.
5. In Type, retain the default selection of Part or click Assembly.
6. Click the Include ECAD Import Dialog check box.
7. In File Name, accept the default part or assembly name or specify a new name.
8. Click OK. The ECAD Input – Board dialog box opens.
9. Edit the name and height of the board outline in Name and Height.
10. Select one of the following hole categories from the Handle By list:
Type—Groups holes of the following types and order, based on their association and existence on the board outline and their use. This is the default hole category.
PIN—Holes associated with a pin component.
VIA—Holes associated with a via conductive.
MTG—Holes used for mounting.
TOOL—Holes used for tooling.
Other—User-defined holes.
Associated Part—Groups holes based on their associated part components.
Type & Associated Part—Groups hole-types of the Type category with their associated parts or components.
Diameter—Groups holes according to their diameters. The label of the first column of Hole handling dynamically changes according to the hole category selected. # of Holes displays the number of holes of the selected category.
11. Select one of the following import options from Creation Method for a selected hole category or right-click and use these options on the Set Creation Method to menu.
Hole Features—Imports holes as individual standard hole features. This is the default import method for all hole categories.
Lightweight Holes—Imports holes as lightweight graphic representations of standard hole features.
Cut Feature—Groups and imports holes as a single cut feature.
Board Cutouts—Imports holes as part of the board outline.
Filter Out—Filters out holes of the selected category.
12. Define the filtration rules, according to the following labels under Filter:
Defined—Specifies that filtration rules are defined for the selected hole category. Right-click in Hole handling and select Remove Diameter Filter to remove these rules.
Not defined—Specifies that filtration rules are not defined for the selected hole category. Right-click in Hole handling, select Add/Modify Diameter Filter, and define filtration rules in the Holes Diameter Filter Out dialog box.
 N/A—Specifies that filtration rules are not required for the selected hole category. Diameter selected on the Handle By list or Filter Out selected from Creation Method shows this status.
 
* Add/Modify Diameter Filter is not available when you select Diameter on the Handle By list or Filter Out as the Creation Method.
13. Hold down the SHIFT and CTRL keys to select all rows or CTRL to select multiple rows of the Hole handling table. Right-click and select a Creation Method option for all the selected rows on the Set Creation Method to menu to import or filter out holes.
 
* If a message warns you that holes that exceed the 5000-limit are ignored and prompts you to use configuration options to import specific hole types, click Close in the message window. Use the ecad_pin_hole_import, ecad_via_hole_import, and the ecad_load_filtered_holes_to_ui configuration options to configure the import of PIN and via holes.
14. Click OK. The holes are imported in the order of their listing in the Hole handling table. If you had selected Open Log Window, the log window opens with details such as the type of hole features imported or filtered out.